The swine flu epidemic is serious enough that some high school athletic associations are cancelling events including state championships.
The state of Texas has suspended all high school athletic activities until May 11th because of the swine flu outbreak. Now the state of Alabama is following up.
the Alabama High School Athletic Association has postponed all athletic events because of probable swine flu cases in the Huntsville, Alabama area.
AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese told the Birmingham News, "Right now, we are being advised by our medical advisory committee to shut down all activities until further notice."
This move affects the Alabama state track and field championships which were scheduled to begin Friday. That event will be rescheduled.
"This is not something we want to do," Savarese said. "Right now, we want to be cautious."
On the college scene, the University of Delaware baseball team had to cancel it's trip to UNC-Wilmington for a 3 game weekend series because one of the Blue Hen players was ill. UD already has 10 reported cases of swine flu.
Coverage from our friends at NBC15 in Mobile with Lindsay Bramson is in black...
Robert Reeves coverage from WHNT-TV/CBS 19 in Huntsville is below...
KEYE-TV's coverage from Austin, Texas is available by clicking the black as well.
Gregg Watson has the story from Georgetown, Texas for CBS42
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